NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eight hundred seven student-athletes made up a record-setting Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll this year, the conference announced today. Drake was represented by 69 honorees.
 
A full list of Drake's inclusions are listed below.

Three PFL teams saw 80 student-athletes named to the honor roll. The University of Dayton led all programs with 81 student-athletes recognized on the honor roll, the fourth time the Flyers have had 80 or more honorees in the 25 seasons the honor roll has been presented. Davidson College placed 80 on the honor roll, the third consecutive season the Wildcats have had at least 80 named. The University of St. Thomas set a program record with 80 student-athletes named to the honor roll.

Valparaiso University (79), Butler University (78), and Marist University (78) each saw 70-plus honorees for at least a second consecutive season. The University of San Diego set a program record with 69 honor roll members, while Drake University (69), Morehead State (67), Valparaiso University (67), and Presbyterian College (59) rounded out the honor roll.

The Pioneer Football League athletic director and coaches established the honor roll in 2001 to recognize the league's outstanding student-athletes. In its 25 seasons, the academic honor roll has recognized over 12,600 student-athletes.

The PFL Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who participated in football at member institutions during the semester of competition and posted a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the semester while enrolled full-time in accordance with NCAA rules.

2026 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll
Zach Adamo (So., LB), Business Law
Sean Allison (Sr., LB), Marketing
Trystan Anderson (Sr., DL), Marketing
Jacob Auen (Sr., DL), Economics
Harry Balke (Sr., K), Master's in Business Administration
Gene Blalock (Jr., DL), Health Science: Pre-Nursing
Cody Blicharz (Fr., RB), Accounting/Finance
Adam Bogenski (So., TE), Health Science: Pre-Nursing
Parker Borer (So., RB), Kinesiology
Derrick Bunkelman (So., LB), Finance
Joseph Chavez (Gr., DL), Master's in Communication
Garrison Codde (So., DB), Business Law
Lincoln DeLaere (Fr., WR), Undecided
Ryan Donnelly (Fr., TE), Actuarial Science
Andrew Eastman (Fr., DB), Finance
J.R. Flood (Sr., LB), Management & Organizational Leadership
 Duke Frye (Sr., DL), Business Law
Vinny Gianforte (Fr., QB), Health Science: Public Health
Hayes Gibson (Gr., DB), Master's in Business Administration
Brody Harriff (Fr., DL), Sports and Media Communication
Drew Heiss (Jr., OL), Finance
Hadley Holmes (So., DL), Kinesiology
Holden Hughes (Gr., DB), Master's in Marketing/Management & Organizational Leadership
Louden Huisenga (Fr., LB), Finance
Logan Inagawa (Fr., QB), Business Law
Ben Jameson (Jr., K), Finance
Mitchell January (Sr., WR), Management & Organizational Leadership
Sam Johnson (So., WR), Marketing
Chase Kluver (Fr., DB), Finance/Marketing
Griffin Kollhoff (Jr., K), Business Law
Nolan Korzeniowski (Sr., DL), Finance
Will Kowalewski (Jr., OL), Undecided
Maksym Makota (Fr., DB), Business Law
Parker Matiyow (Jr., OL), Data Analytics/Information Systems
Brandon Maxwell (So., OL), Finance
Jake Metze (Jr., RB), Accounting
Casey Midcap (Fr., DB), Finance
Hudson Miller (So., TE), Marketing
Ashton Moreno (Fr., RB), Law, Politics, & Society
Tyler Nansel (Sr., TE), Data Analytics
Dyontae Navarrete (Gr., RB), Master's in Business Administration
Justin Newman (Jr., OL), Finance/Accounting
Kaiden Parrish (Sr., OL), Management & Organizational Leadership
Owen Pettlon (Fr., OL), Data Analytics
Owen Pins (Fr., DL), Philosophy
Tate Platte (So., QB), Business Law
Trenton Radloff (So., LB), Kinesiology/Sociology
Adrien Robbins (Fr., DB), Finance
Jason Samis (Fr., TE), Health Science: Clinical and Medical Sciences
Shaku Sangarie (Jr., DL), Environmental Science
Collin Schremp (Sr., DL), Business Law
Ryan Schroeder (Sr., K/P), Marketing/Management & Organizational Leadership
Chase Schutty (So., TE), Finance
Hunter Seelye (Sr., OL), American Politics
Nick Seng (Fr., WR), Marketing
Tom Shefte (Gr., DL), Master's in Physics
Cole Sigler (Jr., DL), Marketing
Chase Spellman (So., QB), Sports and Media Communication
Walker Tart (Jr., WR), Marketing
Luke Thompson (Fr., RB), Marketing/Management & Organizational Leadership
Nathan VanDeWoestyne (Sr., OL), Data Analytics
Hank Foley (So., WR), Marketing
Jackson Voth (So., WR), Finance
Brett Welsing (Sr., LS), Finance
Jadon Williams (Jr., DL), Management & Organizational Leadership
Porter Williams (Fr., RB), Kinesiology
Tommy Williams (Sr., DB), Management & Organizational Leadership
Benjamin Wilson (Sr., DB), Biology
Kemani Wilson (Jr., DB), Advertising/Psychology